Who is Exempt From Overtime Pay?
• There are some exceptions to overtime pay for certain professions including: • Announcers • Chief engineers of certain non-metropolitan broadcasting stations • Police officers and firefighters employed by public agencies • Employees of hospitals and nursing homes • Employees of motion picture theaters • Farmworkers • News Editors • Seamen on American vessels • Taxi Drivers • The Department of Labor has provided exemption tests for certain employees: • Administrative Exemption • To qualify for the administrative employee exemption, ALL of the following tests must be met: • The employee must be compensated on a salary or fee basis (as defined in the regulations) at a rate not less than $455 per week; • The employee’s primary duty must be the performance of office or non-manual work directly related to the management or general business operations of the employer or the employer’s customers; and • The employee’s primary duty includes the exercise of discretion and independent judgment w
